Intense training

William Whitaker · 05-21-2007, 12:33 PM

Sharon,

I've scanned about twenty Bargue plates that I could share with you and others. Each scan is large enough that it could be printed nice and crisp at 8 1/2 x 11 inches or larger. Emily and Stacy have been copying from these printed scans.

Here is a large thumbnail of the Agrippa face. This is one of the more simple images to copy. Here too are a more complex Homer bust and a nice horse head, both a bit more advanced.

If there is interest on this forum, I could post all twenty (or more) plates as small images here and people could email me and I could send them large jpgs to print and use. We could also post a bit of instruction on how to go about making the copies.

If I could get a bit of time together, I could actually do this through my own site!

There would be no charge.

Sharon Knettell · 05-21-2007, 01:04 PM

I am totally interested. Also, I would love to know what is the best paper and pencil for this.

We could post our results on this thread and then move on to casts.

Oh Nirvana!

Sharon Knettell · 05-21-2007, 01:06 PM

Steven,

Thanks for the links. I saw one on Ebay just sell for $250!

Denise Hall · 05-22-2007, 09:33 PM

I am definitely interested and will check back to see if this all works out Bill - since I didn't buy this book awhile ago and now the price has skyrocketed!!

Thanks!

Mischa Milosevic · 05-23-2007, 05:28 AM

Bill, I am so glad that you have found time to share the importance of Bargue and type drawings with the forum. I will be more than happy to contribute if I can. Being that I have lot of the plates in a tif format I will e-maila file upon request.

Sharon Knettell · 05-23-2007, 11:56 AM

Hi,

I spent the day at the Boston Museum yesterday, poking my nose as close as I could to the Manets, Sargents, Monets, Renoirs, Degas, Coutures, Winterhalters, Velasquezes,Bouchers, Stuarts, Geromes, Copleys etc.

The collection is so overwhelming, it caused the Frenchman standing next to me to cry out ,"quelle abondance!"

I espied a tiny painting, about 8 1/4 x 11". It was a Bargue, "The Turkish Sentinel". The drawing is so precise, refined and accurate in this tiny piece. The figure of the man is so beautifully painted, you can feel the languidness of his body beneath the clothing.

Also I am posting a Bargue drawing. The control and refinement of his line work is beyond compare and a total delight. I would kill for this drawing.